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March 2007
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Merry Month of March eNewsletter
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Greetings!
Say Happy fitzPatrick's
Day is a slogan that goes way
back to our beginnings in the early
1980s. Not to bore you too much with
geneology but the connection is
definitely ours to tout. Our Gaelic
name MacGiollaPadraig means 'Son of
the Guide or Devotee Patrick'. But
St. Patrick's Day is the property of
all people of Irish decent and
celebrate we do all over the world.
I like to think of the entire month
of March as all things Irish. With
the greening of spring and the off
and on rain, March certainly reminds
me of olde Erin. For sure with St.
Patrick's Day falling on a Saturday,
we invite you to stop by and show
your colors. We'll have a Guinness
Beef Stew bubbling away, Irish Brown
Bread and our line up of Fitzpatrick
wines, Irish beers and the
traditional Ploughman's Lunch to
enjoy. To mark the day itself, you
can Say Happy Fitzpatrick's Day for
17% off your purchase of the
greenest fine wines in the
business.
And on a more solemn commemorative
note, this weekend and next we'll be
serving our homemade potato soup for
your enjoyment and as a humble
memory of the Great Hunger and
troubles that have laced Ireland's
history. The weather is shaping up
to be spectacular to be sitting out
on the deck this weekend. Come join
us.
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Say Happy 86th Birthday to my dear old Dad! |
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some people are lucky enough
St. Patrick's Day is special enough
to everyone of Irish heritage
throughout the world and our best
wishes to each and every one of you.
But for my Dad (pictured here at the
Jersey Shore where Mom and Dad
reside - a gorgeous day just before
Christmas 2006) St. Patrick's Day
marks 86 years of living it up.
Happy Birthday Joseph William
Fitzpatrick.
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We'll be marching out some great new wines! |
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An exciting wine month this March will be!
Busy,busy in the wine cellar this
month the final blending adjustments
and bottling three exciting 2006
vintage wines. The long awaited
Sierra Dreams, a truely lovable
Chardonnay and a can't get enough of
crisp fresh Sauvignon Blanc will
debut toward month's end. With a
pendulum swing toward a lighter
everyday style, these wines will be
the talk of the town.
And the changing of the vintage
guard will take place this month
with the release of the 2003
Grenache and 2003 Merlot, both
stellar beautifully aged wines ready
to grace your finest tables. And
exciting month this March will be!
Attention lovers of mature red
wines. A long-time customer came in
and asked to buy a case of our 1997
Cabernet Sauvignon. To be sure of
its current quality I opened a
bottle so we both could taste -
surprisingly fantastic at almost 10
years old. Now the time to check
this beauty at its peak. Buy a few
bottles and revel in the benefits of
age.
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Above the fog, below the snow |
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most of the time
Above the fog, below the snow!
That's our slogan to describe our
2500 foot elevation here in the
Sierra Foothills - the Sierra
Sunbelt. Well, that may be true most
of the time but every once in a
while, like last Wednesday, we wake
up to a beautiful silence and a
mountain of snow. You know the old
saying for March - In like a lion,
out like a lamb or vice versa. I
don't know what to make of this,
maybe the silence of the lamb.
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Buy the Box Selections for March |
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2005 Queeen's Gold, King's Red XII, 2003 Zinfandel
As promised, every month I select
three wines to offer to you for 40%
by the box(case). Eventhough that
may be too generous than is
necessary, I want everyone of our
customers to have the financial
opportunity to enjoy our wines on a
daily basis and at 40% off these
wines are top of the list Great
Values. Go ahead and take advantage,
you deserve it.
Our 2005 Queen's Gold, a unique
blend of a toasty oak aged
Chardonnay scaled back with the
crisp fresh Sauvignon Blanc, offers
you the edge of the coin. And what
grew from 'a royal mistake' years
ago has become a rd wine fit for
king sporting the best of pedigree
in its constitution - the King's red
XII. Please note its the 750mls on
special. And thirdly, the bold
boyish in your mouth zippy 2003
Zinfandel wants only one thing with
each sip - a bite of food; and then
everyone is happy.
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New contact information for our winegirl |
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Nicole Jackson, our new employee
whose mission it is to offer our
wines to select restaurants and
retailers, has email:
Nicole.winegirl@starband.net
If you have any connections you
would like to share, please give
Nicole an email. Her territory is
the greater Sacramento/Sierra
Foothill area but we've already
stretched beyond that when asked.
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Heads up for Passport Weekends |
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The weekends of March 24th and 31st
are the annual El Dorado Wine
passport Weekend. For those that are
coming, we look forward to making
your experience memorable.
But for those that don't have
Passports and just want to enjoy a
day of winetasting, not to worry.
Our tasting Room will be open to all
while the Passport activities will
be in a room of their own. So please
don't hesitate to come enjoy our
wines.
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Contact Information
phone:
530-620-3248
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